Water cooled deflectors used in fly ash suppression systems



May 17, 1960 E. F. FISHER WATER cooLED nEELEc'roEs usED 1N FLY Asa suPPEEssloN sYsTEMs Filed April 20, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

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May 17, 1960 E. F. FISHER WATER cooLED DEFLECTORS USED IN FLY ASH SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 2o, 1956l IN VEN TOR.

United States Patent O WATER COOLED DEFLECTORS USED IN FLY ASH SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS Ernest F. Fisher, York, Pa.' Application April zo, 1956, Serial No. 579,638

z claims. (cl. 261-1'0 This invention relates to water cooled deflectors used in y ash suppressor systems.

One application of this new and improved deflector is found in suppressing ily ash from a cupola melting furnace. Other applications of the invention will be understood from the description.

VOne object of the invention is to provide an eicient and simple method of ilushing the deiiector surface with `water so that the entire surface is covered with a copious blanket of water and that this 'water wil-l ow olf the edge of the deector in a continuous unbroken sheet through which the ash laden gases must travel. p

Another object of the invention is to aerify the water and thereby increase its effective volume and wetting capacity.

Referring to the appended drawings:

Figure l is a vertical sectional view of the deflector assembly taken on line 2 2 of Figure 2 as applied to a cupola melting furnace. f

Figure 2 is a plan view of they deflector assembly and enclosing shell taken on line 1 1 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged plan view of the deflector and venturi tube assembly taken on line 4 4 of Figure 4.

Figure 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the deector and venturi tube assembly taken on line 3 3 of Figure 3.

Figure 1 shows a cupola furnace stack 1 over which is suspended the conical deilector 2 which is enclosed in the circular shell 3. The conical deector 2 has at its apex or truncated section a convex dished splash plate 2', which is welded to the apex of the truncated cone 2. Over the center of this splash plate is centered axially the water nozzle 4 which ispositioned coaxially in the venturi tube 5 which in turn is centered axially over splash plate 2 and is separated from cone 2 at its lower flared end 5', by radial separating vanes 6 thus forming a circular opening 6 through which water flows uniformly onto cone 2.

In operation, water is supplied through pipe 7 to nozzle 4. As the stream of water under pressure from nozzle 4 ilows through venturi tube 5, the water impinges on splash plate 2 and spreads out evenly because of the curved surfaces of the splash plate and lls the space under the flared lower end 5 of venturi tube 5. This flow of Water induces a llow of air tnrough opening 8 of venturi tube 5. This air and water mixture foams up and ows through opening 6' onto cone 2, completely filling the space under the flared lower end 5 of venturi tube 5, and issuing unir` forrnly around the periphery of circular opening 6', thusy keeping the surface of cone 2 cooled and copiously ICC flooded so that a continuous lower edge of cone Z.

The ash laden gases must pass through this continuous sheet of water in their passage upward through shell 3Y and the baille 9 to the atmosphere. In contact with this water sheet, the ash particles are wetted and precipitated down the wal-l of shell 3 into sumps 10'and 10', from -lwhence the ash is drained away with the water.

It will of course be understood that in practice any suitable proportion, form or contour may be used for the dellector and splash plate without departing from the spirit of the invention. l f Y Various other modications will occur to those skilled in the art in the configuration and disposition of the component elements going to make up the invention as a Whole, as well as in the selection of specic features and sheet of water falls olf the their combination to attain desired results dependent upon n adapted to be positioned over and on a stack. so-that the ash laden stack gases pass through the opening, a substantially conical uid deflector supported centrally within andv by said shell and forming an annular passageway between itself and thegencasing shell, a venturi tube having flared upper and' lower ends positioned within said shell above and coaxially with said deflector, the apex of said deflector forming a splash plate, the lower flared end of said venturibeing positioned to surround said splash and being spaced from said splash plate to form an outlet,

a water supply nozzle positioned within the upper end of k said venturi, means to supply water to said nozzle whereby water flowing from the nozzle will induce a flow of air through said Venturi and cause the stream of Water and air to provide a copious volume of water-air mixture in the form of foam which will entirely flllthe space between the deflector and said lower liared venturi end, said waterair mixture thereafter flowing evenly from said outlet and over said splash plate and dellector to fall from the lower circular edge of said delector in a continuous unbroken sheet into the annular passageway through `which the ash laden gases passing through the stack must travel.

2. In a stack gas fly ash suppressor as set forth in claim l, wherein the apex portion of the deflector is formed to provide a splash' plate which is upwardly convex in shape.

References Cited in the ikle of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 809,383 Lowe Ian. 9, 1906 2,032,404 Fisher Mar. 3, 1936 A2,147,876 Baumann Feb. 21, 1939 V2,152,251 Gay Mar. 28, 1939 2,259,626 Erikson Oct. 21, 1941 2,387,345 Pearl Oct. 23, 1945 2,529,045 Ortgies Nov. 7, 1950 v .FOREIGN PATENTS 26,504 Finland Mar. 31, 1954 

